The Fruit of Prayer: Compassion
The 16th Sunday after Pentecost
Psalm 103:1-14
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The Fruit of Prayer: Surrender
The 14th Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 16:21-28
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The Fruit of Prayer: Self-Knowledge
The 13th Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 12:1-8
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The Fruit of Prayer: Cosmic Grace
The 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 56:1-8; Matthew 15:21-28
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The Cruciform Life: The Humility of Faith
The 11th Sunday after Pentecost
1 Kings 19:9-18; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14: 22-33
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The Cruciform Life: Taking Up Our Cross
The 4th Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 6:1-14; Matthew 10:24-39
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A Cruciform Life: Calling All Sinners
The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Hosea 6:1-6; Matthew 9:9-13
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Words of Eternal Life: The Cross and the Crucifix
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
John 5:1-5
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Words of Eternal Life: The Spirit of Truth
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
John 14:15-21
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Words of Eternal Life: I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
John 14:1-14; 1 Peter 2:1-10
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Words of Eternal Life: I Am the Gate
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
John 10:1-10
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The Mountains and the Hills Will Burst into Song
John Wustman’s Memorial Service
Isaiah 55:1-3a, 8-13 Psalm 121 Matthew 11:28-31
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The Words of Eternal Life: As the Father Sent Me
The Second Sunday of Easter
John 20:19-23
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The Reign of Death and the Law of the Spirit
The 5th Sunday of Lent: Romans 8:1-17
This sermon examines Paul’s theological teachings in Romans 8, contrasting the bondage of sin with the freedom found in the Holy Spirit. Humans often feel trapped by an unwritten "law" of self-reliance and destructive habits like violence. Jesus Christ broke this cycle by overcoming the power of death and providing the Spirit of life to dwell within believers. By shifting from a mindset of the flesh to a mindset of the Spirit, individuals are invited to move from spiritual captivity toward righteousness and peace. Ultimately, we are called to live as children of God because the Spirit of adoption enables us to trust in God rather than oneself, which leads to a restored life and a shared inheritance with Christ.
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The Reign of Death and the Water of Life
Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14)
The 3rd Sunday of Lent
Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-26
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The Reign of Death and the Life of Faith (Genesis 12:1-4; Romans 4:1-17)
The Second Sunday of Lent
[Abraham] is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed - the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not. (Romans 4:17)
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The Reign of Death (Genesis 3; Romans 5:12-19; Mathew 4:1-11)
The First Sunday of Lent
“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 2:4-5)
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The Promise of Blessing
The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Through [God’s glory and goodness] he has given us his very great and precious promises,
so that through them you may participate in the divine nature. (2 Peter 1:4)
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